DLA form - statement from someone who knows you?

robus

forever_skint wrote: »

My mum did my daughters DLA supporting statement, I enclosed no supporting statements and she got awarded higher rate care and lower rate mobility for an undiagnosed problem and that was only last week. This is much better than I expected.

Not quite relating to this subject, but to get that benefit did you have to send in any evidence? Was the GP contacted and if so, was it a supporting report?

I only ask as my mum can't get Attendance Allowance because she has no history with the GP. It's not that she doesn't have problems, its just that she refuses to see them.
Just wondered.

forever_skint

No I did not send in any suporting evidence. The only report requested was from the Educational Psychologist at School, and as we now know him quite well I would guess that it was supporting evidence. No the GP was never contacted. Does she not have a hospital consultant. You will need a professional statement of some sort to back up your claim.

I went in with the attitude that if you don't get it, it is no loss, but it doesn't hurt to try, you will be no worse off!

robus

forever_skint wrote: »

No I did not send in any suporting evidence. The only report requested was from the Educational Psychologist at School, and as we now know him quite well I would guess that it was supporting evidence. No the GP was never contacted. Does she not have a hospital consultant. You will need a professional statement of some sort to back up your claim.

I went in with the attitude that if you don't get it, it is no loss, but it doesn't hurt to try, you will be no worse off!

Thanks

Exactly, that's the way I looked at it too!

My mum's GP was the one that spoiled her attempt. I don't blame them as my mum hardly ever goes.
No she doesn't have any consultant - getting her to the GP is hard enough!

I agree, she will need some backing, but unfortunately that isn't possible.

It was just a thought but never mind, no loss.

Mind you my father in law put in his own claim a couple of years ago. He had had two 'funny turns'. Silly old fool, decided to get up out of the chair too quick and had to sit back down as he thought he was going to pass out. THEN, he telephoned 999, on both occasions, was checked out in A&E and taken back home.
He claimed that he was passing out right left and centre, and was granted AA for it!! Presumably the hospital had given reports to the GP of his two 999 calls and these were then passed on to the DWP for his claim.
He's the biggest hypercondriac I have ever known. He is never away from the GP with the slightest cough, sneeze, tummy bug etc.

bobajob_1966

robus wrote: »

Thanks

Exactly, that's the way I looked at it too!

My mum's GP was the one that spoiled her attempt. I don't blame them as my mum hardly ever goes.
No she doesn't have any consultant - getting her to the GP is hard enough!

I agree, she will need some backing, but unfortunately that isn't possible.

It was just a thought but never mind, no loss.

Mind you my father in law put in his own claim a couple of years ago. He had had two 'funny turns'. Silly old fool, decided to get up out of the chair too quick and had to sit back down as he thought he was going to pass out. THEN, he telephoned 999, on both occasions, was checked out in A&E and taken back home.
He claimed that he was passing out right left and centre, and was granted AA for it!! Presumably the hospital had given reports to the GP of his two 999 calls and these were then passed on to the DWP for his claim.
He's the biggest hypercondriac I have ever known. He is never away from the GP with the slightest cough, sneeze, tummy bug etc.

Not unlike andyandflo, no?

robus

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

Not unlike andyandflo, no?

Thanks, but who is andyandflo?

cheekymoo28

my son receives dla,,, they contacted his school, his Psychologists and his gp, all gave helpful reports, the gp doesnt see my son, he only refered us to have him diagnosed, but he phone me before filling in the forms completely to ask more about the problems we were having since i last saw him, which i though was great as it had been a couple of years since seeing him and things had gotten worse and he had copies of letters the Psychologist had sent him to refer too, i doubt without those statements, we wouldnt of gotten the award we have, although it runs out in a few months and ive now got to sort out renewing it,,,, fun

robus

cheekymoo28 wrote: »

my son receives dla,,, they contacted his school, his Psychologists and his gp, all gave helpful reports, the gp doesnt see my son, he only refered us to have him diagnosed, but he phone me before filling in the forms completely to ask more about the problems we were having since i last saw him, which i though was great as it had been a couple of years since seeing him and things had gotten worse and he had copies of letters the Psychologist had sent him to refer too, i doubt without those statements, we wouldnt of gotten the award we have, although it runs out in a few months and ive now got to sort out renewing it,,,, fun

Thanks for that info.

It does look like the answer is making sure that the GP is kept up todate with day to day living problems.
I am very surprised that the GP in your case actually took time out to discuss your son's problems. Most, like my mum's, assumes that there are no problems because nothing has been reported.
It certainly would have been helpful if my mum's GP had have got hold of her and told her to go in to discuss the problems ahe is having.
In my mum's case her GP will only refer to the notes they have, and if there is nothing in them, will assume everything is OK, but more importantly, the DWP basically called my mum a liar and a possible benefit cheat after she had told the DWP of her problems, and the GP wrote to the DWP saying that she had no problems at all!

TrixieB

To be fair Robus your mother's GP isn't to blame for this, they can only fill things out that they have information for.

robus

TrixieB wrote: »

To be fair Robus your mother's GP isn't to blame for this, they can only fill things out that they have information for.

Thanks. Like I said, I don't blame the GP at all.
They can only go by what my mum does or doesn't in her case, tell them.

However, unlike the previous poster when their GP got in touch to ask her son to come in to fill out the report, my mum's GP is not very proactive.

my son receives dla,,, they contacted his school, his Psychologists and his gp, all gave helpful reports, the gp doesnt see my son, he only refered us to have him diagnosed, but he phone me before filling in the forms completely to ask more about the problems we were having since i last saw him, which i though was great as it had been a couple of years since seeing him and things had gotten worse and he had copies of letters the Psychologist had sent him to refer too, i doubt without those statements, we wouldnt of gotten the award we have, although it runs out in a few months and ive now got to sort out renewing it,,,, fun

I use the same GP as my mum, and there have been many instances when not having heard from them about the results of tests on me, I have assumed that no news is good news. Then months down the line when I have gone in for something different and as a side, ask about the results, I have been told that I should have been referred to a consultant because problems had arisen months ago
.
It would have made all the difference if her GP had have done the same thing before filling out the form.

TrixieB

it is not upto the GP though to contact patients to ask if they are ok, the onus is on the patient to go to the GP. GP's have enough to do without doing this.

I have read your other thread and suggest you take the advice on it about approaching the GP yourself or writing them a letter.